The South Korean government can consider the maximum social-distancing restrictions for the first time if cases average triple digits for 14 straight days—a time frame that will be met on Thursday
SEOUL—With Covid-19 cases rising for nearly two weeks straight, the majority of South Koreans want the nation’s maximum social-distancing measures imposed. So, too, do the country’s opposition conservative lawmakers and some medical associations.
The holdouts are South Korea’s left-leaning President Moon Jae-in and the public-health architects of one of the world’s successful virus responses. Backing them are small businesses and government economic advisers.
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